Citation

When Citation (1945-1970) retired in mid-1951 he was horseracing's first and to that point only millionaire racehorse. Following his 1948 triumphs at the Kentucky Derby Preakness and Belmont in 1948 it would be twenty-five years before another horse (Secreteriat) would again wear the coveted Triple Crown. <BR /><I>Citation</I> by legendary announcer and longtime horseracing insider Phil Georgeff reveals all about the thoroughbred his remarkable career and those in his inner circle. Georgeff delves into Citation's unusual bloodline; the death of his original rider Al Snider swept out to sea while fishing off the Florida keys; Citation's stunning 1948 Triple Crown victory; and the ultimate effects of the horse's excessive aggressive schedule (racing on little rest after traveling cross-country in sweltering vans and railroad boxcars).<BR />Based on interviews from those who knew the thoroughbred including famed jockey Eddie Arcaro and renowned son-and-father trainers Ben A. and Jimmy Jones; <I>Citation</I> is more than merely the biography of a gifted horse. It the full story of the greatest sports figure in the history of horseracing a champion who won or placed in thirty different contests in his career and whose spirit continue to captivate the American public.